Daryl,
My parents also spoke Polish to keep us out of the conversation. It took a
while but I learned to speak a little and understand enough to know what was
going on. My mom was the neighborhood interpreter and letter writer for the
"old" country people and for many years she corresponded with our relatives
in Poland.
Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Happy Holidays to All/now kiffles
> Dan,
>
> For us, pickled herring was a New Year's dish, supposed to bring good
luck.
>
> When I was a kid, my Mom's sisters and their friends used to speak Polish
to
> tell secrets after we kids learned to spell. It was one language that many
> of the neighborhood had in common, since many had refugeed through Poland
> from other countries during the first world war.
>
> Daryl
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Roman" <djroman@worldnet.att.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 12:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Happy Holidays to All/now kiffles
>
>
> > Kitty,
> >
> > The lekvar I use is prune, never tried apricot. I'm Polish but we have a
> lot
> > of foods in common with them. My mom even spoke Polish, Hungarian and
> > Russian fluently even though she was born in this country. We lived in a
> > mixed neighbor and shared foods during the holidays. I guess that is
where
> I
> > get my taste preferences from. I even like pickled herrings. They were a
> > staple at the Christmas holidays when I was a kid.
> >
> > Dan
>
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